London’s global office economy: from clerical factory to digital hub

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Notes

1 Dame Evelyn Sharp, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Housing and Local Government 1955–1966.

2 Colonel Richard Seifert, 1910–2001, Graduated in 1933 Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, Practicing Architect for 50 years.

3 The Property Boom 1968–1973 and its Collapse, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, 1978.

4 On 27th October 1986 the Stock Exchange was deregulated and opened to international banks.

5 DEGW was established in London in 1971 by Frank Duffy, Peter Eley, Luigi Giffone and John Worthington. It specializes in the design of office environments.

6 Herman Khan, 1922–1983, Developed technique of scenarios planning when working at the Rand at The Rand Corporation. ‘Thinking the Unthinkable,’ Avon Library Book 1962.

7 Anthony Weiner, 1930–2012, collaborated with Herman Khan and published numerous books on future scenarios and strategic planning. See ‘The Year 2000 A Framework for Speculation on the Next Thirty Years,’ 1967.

8 Triumph of the City.

9 See Michael Glaeser, “Triumph of the City”.